Golf: You can walk up to five miles in a typical 18 holes of golf. It may be leisurely and spread over several hours, but it's enough to build stamina. A 10st (64kg) person would burn about 1,000 calories in a round.3/5

Cricket: Players need good anaerobic fitness to perform bursts of fast, reactive exercise, but also develop stamina from being on their feet for hours. A 10st (64kg) person burns about 300 calories an hour.4/5

Flexibility

Golf: Golfers develop a certain amount of flexibility, but it's something they need to work on outside of the game, too. Flexibility is vital for good form - for example, tight hip muscles can restrict your swing. 3/5

Cricket: The same applies to cricket - it's important for swinging the bat, bowling and throwing the ball, and preventing injury when performing fast changes of direction. 3/5

Strength

Golf: As well as developing shoulder, back and arm muscles, strength is also needed to produce a powerful, explosive swing and to stabilise you as you strike the ball. 4/5

Cricket: Cricket, especially bowling, will also build strength in the arms, back and shoulders, enabling you to bowl more aggressively for longer spells, and to throw and hit the ball farther. 5/5

Grey matter

Golf: Trying to hit a 1.68in-wide ball in the right direction (let alone getting it into a 4.25in-wide hole) will test your powers of focus and visualisation, as well as your temper. 5/5

Cricket: Mastering the tactics will exercise your brain, and batting or catching a ball that's travelling up to 90mph will do wonders for your hand-eye co ordination. 5/5

Injury

Golf:Lower back pain is the most common golfing injury among both professionals and amateurs. Building a strong, flexible core can help to prevent this. 4/5

Cricket: Strains, sprains and overuse injuries (particularly among fast bowlers) are the most common , but fitness and flexibility will help to ward these off. 3/5